Initiatives

We see education as an accumulation and development of decentralized knowledge, and emancipatory technology & science. In the name Medical Self-Defense Network, self-defense does not point to reaction, but to our philosophy and practice. As mentioned in our manifesto: “…healing, medicine and free access to them are key pillars of communitarian self-defense.” Communal health lies…

The mission of the Solidarity Apothecary is to materially support communities with plant medicines to strengthen collective autonomy, self-defense and resilience to climate change, capitalism and state violence. Their main focus is making and distributing plant medicines to people experiencing state violence and repression. This includes people being arrested, on trial, imprisoned, detained or recovering…

Strikes are no longer limited to a battlefield, nor can a battlefield be easily defined. The points of attack target can be the schools people used to go to when they were children, the local markets or hospitals. This creates an environment where healthcare workers and non combatants increasingly become targets in invasions and armed…

During the fight against the Islamic state, and later against Turkey, more than 12,000 people were killed in North East Syria. The Red Crescent, the health structures within the local administration as well as international combat medic groups were engaged in giving first aid to injured people.  An injured person with massive bleeding can die…